When all else failed, she shut down and put a scowl on her face.
She knew that her frowny face often broke her Daddy’s heart and when she couldn’t find the words to tell him how she felt, she would lower her chin and wrinkle her forehead.
Though her pout was intended to get him to do what she wanted him to do, the greatest reward actually came from what he didn’t do.
“BabyGirl,” her Daddy stated calmly, watching her refuse to close her eyes and take a nap. “I want you to know that being your Daddy is the best thing which has ever happened to me. I try to make your world as complete as I can, but sometimes, a Daddy’s best course of action is not giving in to his little girl’s pout.”
He covered her with a blanket that she quickly kicked off.
“I’m glad to see that you are standing your ground. I’m going to do the same,” he said, setting her teddy bear at the foot of the bed, in case she wanted to hold it. “And when you are settled and ready to be tucked in, I’ll be here waiting to do so. A spanking isn’t what you need because a spanking is the quick way out of dealing with the fussiness you have right now. Instead, you’ll lay there and work it out for yourself. I won’t spank you or punish you. Not this time. I think there’s a greater reward in not repeating the things which haven’t worked in the past. With the exception of one thing …”
She cocked her head to the side, wondering what that one thing might be.
“I’ve loved you when you’ve been happy, when you’ve been sad, when you’ve been angry and when you’ve been too little to realize that a Daddy’s love never dies,” he said calmly. “I’ll love you through this fuss, through this pout and for the rest of your life.”
Her eyes became glassy as she picked up her teddy bear, pulled the blanket up onto her body and closed her eyes.
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